Sandlapper ParrotHead Telegraph
Volume III, Number 7
October 2000
A Charter PHiP Club

Captain's Log

Greetings Sandlappers. It's that time of year again pholks. The annual Meeting of the Minds ParrotHead Convention
is just around the corner and we are continuing our tradition of providing a comprehensive guide for you to take
along with you to Key West. Inside you'll find schedules for seminars, phunctions, times and loca-tions of all
parties, and, most importantly, where all the bands will be playing. Also inside you'll find a report on our 3rd
Annual Endless Carnival Party, by far the best yet. The Caribbean Cowboys and Erik Smith performed phlawlessly
and our silent auction beat previous records for money collected. You'll also find articles on the March of Dimes
WalkAmerica Walkathon, our upcoming Christmas party for the Children's Attention Home, and our day at the races…that
is, working concessions at Lowe's Motor Speedway. So kick up your talons, spread your wings and take in the periodical
that's not phit phor lining the cat box.

9 AM-10 PM MOTM 2000 Service Projects
· Wesley House DOLLAR Donations
· Toys for Tots--Monroe County Sheriff's Department
· Parrot Head Blood Drive with the CBC--DO NOT DONATE AFTER SEPTEMBER 7!!
9 AM-5 PM To help the Community Blood Center(CBC) staff the MOTM blood drive, we are going to take appointments
for those wishing to schedule a donation time. Please send an email to motm2000blooddrv@aol.com giving your name
and the time you would like to donate. Remember when donating, everyone is a volunteer and will be doing their
best to make this as quick and easy as possible.
For more information about this years Service Projects please contact the MOTM 00 Service Co-Chairs:
Jeff Hoffman
Chris Hammond

2:00 PM-5:00 PM
PHIP CLUB BREAKOUT SESSIONS
TREASURERS BREAKOUT SESSION
MONEY MATTERS
2 PM, Location: Coral Reef Conference Room
For more info contact:
Bill Page
PHIP Inc., Treasurer
NEW CLUB BREAKOUT SESSION
3:30 PM, Location: Coral Reef Conference Room
For more info contact:
Elizabeth Teague
PHIP Inc., President
Noon-3:00 PM
BOOK SIGNING
Tim Dorsey will be signing copies of his novels Hammerhead Ranch Motel and Florida Roadkill at The Island Book
Store's Mini Mart Table at the Casa Marina. Dorsey grew up in West Palm Beach and now lives in Tampa where he was
a re-porter and editor for the Tampa Tribune for 12 years.

4:00 PM
The Parrot Heads of Central Florida and Rum Runners/Key West would like to invite all of you "Pacing the Keys"
at MOTM to make a withdrawal from your "Bank of Bad Habits" and join us at the official PHCF/MOTM Party
Headquarters for our "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes" Party!!

· Live entertainment, 2 for 1 drinks, prizes

8 PM to Midnight
"Welcome to Paradise" Cuban BBQ
Sponsored by Hog's Breath Saloon
St. Somewhere
Good Food, Great Music, Most Excellent Party!!!

9:00 PM-11:30 PM
A Night At The Beach
Pier House Beach and Bar
One Duval Street
Featuring:
Scott Kirby and Friends

9 AM-10 PM Raffle Tickets on Sale at the
Casa Marina Ballroom and at Street Parties

9 AM-12 PM Silent Auction Bidding OPEN Casa Marina Ballroom

6 PM-10 PM Bidding REOPENS

9 AM-12 PM Live Auction Items on
Display Casa Marina Ballroom

6 PM-10 PM Display REOPENS

10 AM-10 PM Mini-Mart Open for BIDNESS Casa Marina Ballroom/Patio

9 AM-10 PM MOTM 2000 Service Projects
· Wesley House DOLLAR Donations
· Toys for Tots--Monroe County Sheriff's Department
· Parrot Head Blood Drive with the CBC--DO NOT DONATE AFTER SEPTEMBER 7!!
9 AM-5 PM To help the Community Blood Center(CBC) staff the MOTM blood drive, we are going to take appointments
for those wishing to schedule a donation time. Please send an email to motm2000blooddrv@aol.com giving your name
and the time you would like to donate. Remember when donating, everyone is a volunteer and will be doing their
best to make this as quick and easy as possible. For more information about this years Service Projects please
contact the MOTM 00 Service Co-Chairs:
Jeff Hoffman
Chris Hammond

1-6 PM Parrot Head/Margaritaville Street Party
Featuring:
· Tropical Soul with Scott Bryan on percussion
· Jonathan Birchfield and his band
· Mac McAnally
Outside Margaritaville Café, 500 Duval St.
2 PM, SHARP
KING OR QUEEN OF SOMEWHERE HOT CONTEST
Sponsored by Margaritaville
· This year Margaritaville will once again be sponsoring a contest for Meeting of the Mind attendees. The
theme of the contest will be the "King or Queen of Somewhere Hot."
· This contest will be limited to the first 25 entrants who present themselves at 2:00 PM sharp at the La
Concha Hotel on Duval St., on the 2nd level of the pool near the sundial.
· The preliminary judging will take place at the La Concha and you will be judged on costume, appearance,
and attitude relating to the theme of the contest. Anything within the limits of "good taste" is allowed.
· The top five contestants will then enter the final judging which will take place at approximately 4:00PM
during the Margaritaville Street Party.
· Final judging criteria to be based on the contestant's singing of "Margaritaville" limited to
two (2) minutes per contestant.
Margaritaville will be awarding the first and second place winners with a very nice prize.
· If you have any questions, please contact the contest coordinator, Marc Schlessinger at MarcSharky@aol.com

3 PM
Casa Marina Coral Reef Conference Room
Tim Dorsey will be reading from his latest novel, Hammerhead Ranch Motel and discussing his soon to be released
third novel which climaxes at a Parrot Head Convention
Tim will sign copies of his two books at the Island Book Store Mini-Mart table from 4-5 PM

Trails of Margaritaville
Call (305) 292-2040 to make your reservation, SPACE IS LIMITED
Visit Trails of Margaritaville for More INFO
Walking Tours of Key Local Haunts of Jimmy's
Tours depart daily at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Cost is $ 18 for adults and $ 10 for children 12 and younger.
1 hour and 45 minute tour of:
Clubs Jimmy used to play in
Shrimp Boat Sound
Jimmy's First House in Key West
Lots more sites, call today for your reservation!!!

Nancy Forrester's Secret Garden
A piece of Rain Forest in the middle of Key West
(305) 294-0015
One Free School Street
Across from Heron House
Open Daily from 10 am-5 pm

Sunny Days Catamarans
(305) 296-5556
Trips to the Dry Tortugas, Snorkeling, Sunset Sails
Docks at Greene and Elizabeth Streets.
Cap'n Ron's Florida Keys Guide
For those of you driving down to Key West, my good buddy Ron Smith has compiled a list of worthy sites to see on
the way.

MM 110ish - The Border of The Conch Republic:
Skeeter's Last Chance Saloon just south of Florida City at the end of I-95. This is where it all starts, this is
where we leave the mainland behind and do what only Americans can do. We drive 100 miles out into the Caribbean
Ocean!

Stop #1 ALABAMA JACK'S, Card Sound Road by the bridge.
Located smack in the middle of "The Backdoor to The Keys", in some legendary tarpon and bonefish waters,
this is a real Caribbean honky tonk and a Key's tradition & legend. Great food & live music right on the
water. Two thirds of the visitors arrive by boat. Pirates, Cowboys, & Outlaws welcome.

Upon leaving Alabama Jack's continue down Card Sound Road into Key Largo, observing this last rare patch of undeveloped
mangrove tropics the way it used to be .

MM104 The Caribbean Club, Key Largo, this is the quintessential tropical bar. This is it!
Right on the water, killer sunset spot, open-air bar with flocks of wild parrots in the palm trees,
manatees, parrotfish and giant tarpon swimming right up beside your table.

MM104 Neptune's Hideaway Bungalos. A dive bum favorite for years, cheap & clean, cable & fridge.
Great stopover spot for divers & snorkelers going to Pennecamp Marine Park and so close to the Caribbean Club
ya can swim over for a beer!

MM 86.5 ERIC's FLOATING RESTAURANT. Dinner 5-10pm $$$! Steaks, Shrimp and lots of stuffed animal heads on the walls.
This is where the locals go to celebrate when they wanna feel upscale.

MM 85.5 HAWK"S CHANNEL BAR & GRILL, Hidden almost under the Snake Creek Bridge. Waterfront 11am-Midnight.
664-0020. Great Food, Drinks & Cold AC! The "Best Rainy Day View in the Keys". Great Manatee watching
spot! See the Famous Mermaid Statue. This is a true locals joint! and a great one!
"First names only now pal, you're in the Keys." - "Gentleman" Wally Quinn

MM 84 The one, the only HOLIDAY ISLE RESORT where it's always Margaritaville 24-7! Everything you want, everything
ya need, with room service! High on the "jet ski factor".

MM 80.9 The beloved former FISHERMAN'S KETTLE is now called Uncle's Cafe, 664-4402

MM 80 WILLY'S BBQ of Islamorada! The Tiki Bar out back overlooking Alligator Reef Lighthouse is one of the best
kept secrets in the Keys. Some tasty 'cue. 664-0855

MM 80 The Coral Grill, Islamorada, Pricey but good, great buffet.

MM 79.7*B PAPA JOE'S UPSTAIRS OUTDOOR TIKI BAR , A Cap'n Ron favorite! Over-looking both the ocean & bay, it
has THE BEST View in The Keys! Great photo spot. Perfect for sunrises & sunsets plus great conch fritters!
The channel by the dock is often visited by manatee. Bayside by the Tea Table Channel Bridge. 664-8109

MM 79.7*B Papa Joe's Marina home of some of the best fishing & guides in the Key's! Visit the famous "Great
Wall Of Jigs" and get the Inside Tip On Key's Fishing! This marina was built just after the Great Labor Day
Hurricane of 1935 by legendary Key's fishing guide Everett Fowler, and the surrounding area offers some of the
hottest SilverKing angling water in the Key's!

MM 77.5*B THE HUNGRY TARPON CAFE Lower Matacumbre Key, 305-664-0535. "Five Star gourmet on paper plates!"
Open 6:30am - Great Fisherman's Breakfast! Durango Eggs, Huervos Rancheros, Blackened Shrimp Caesar, and perhaps
"THE" Best CONCH CHOWDER in the Key's! They use only conch imported from the Turk Islands instead of
Bahama conch. Turk Island conch is bright pink and very sweet. Out back at the dock behind the cafe is one of the
true natual wonders of the Florida Keys.

MM 77.5*B ROBBIE"S BOAT RENTAL'S - Come Feed The Live Pet Tarpon! Recently voted by the Miami Herald as one
of the top three best things about South Florida! Come see & feed the schools of Giant SilverKing Tarpon that
hang out under Robbie's Dock! For $2 you can get a bucket of bait fish & can literally feed these monster tarpon
by hand. Careful though, they got teeth! Great video & photo spot! Cap'n Ron says DON'T MISS IT! Here are some
Robbie's Coupons for some free stuff! Robbie's is also a great place to rent a skiff which is really the best way
to see the Key's, and is a great spot to launch a visit & nature tour of nearby Lignum Vitae Island and Indian
Key. This is also a great area for fishing and snorkeling or just cruising over to the dock at Papa Joe's Tiki
Bar and Marina. Be care-ful around the shallow "flats" areas though, pole it only & don't cut across
the sea grass beds! The penal-ties for running over sea grass beds are extremely harsh.

MM 47.6 Bacchus Tiki Bar, down 11th St. north of 7 Mile Bridge. Good food & sunsets and you can walk a portion
of the original 7 Mile Bridge. One of Marathon's better views.

MM 47.5*B PORKY'S BAYSIDE BBQ & TIKI BAR, 289-2065. Home of the FREE NIGHTLY SUNSET PARTY CRUISE! Leaves everynight
1/2 hour prior to sunset! Lasts aprox. 1 Hour. Great Sunset Photos & Cold beer! Great food & live music
by Rocketman back at the bar! Another Cap'n Ron Top Ten. See the Parrotfish under the dock.

MM 47 Old 7 Mile Grille, Open-air local joint, Closed Wed & Thur.

MM 31 CEDAR INN, a great cafe & pub, locals, live music Thur-Sat.

MM 31 The NO NAME PUB North Watson Blvd, Big Pine Key. Best Pizza in the Keys! A great hangout with mega cold
AC. DRIVE REALLY SLOW!, NEIGHBORHOOD SPEED TRAP!!!! Turn @ light on Big Pine Key, take left fork for 1.5 miles,
then turn right onto N.Watson for another 1.5 miles, it's on the left just before the bridge to No Name Key on
the back side of Big Pine Key. It's also where the endangered Tiny Key Deer live. Be Careful!. Really! Stupid tourista
idiots hit & kill dozens of Tiny Key Deer every year and fines & penalties are severe! Slow down &
mellow out! Here's some more Key Deer stuff you should know: Key Deer and People .

MM 30 BIG PINE COFFEE SHOP, open 6am-9pm.MM 27ish Looe Key Reef Resorts, close to DIVE shops that go out to Looe
Key Reef for the most primo diving/snorkeling in the lower Keys, WAY better than ANY diving in Key West!

Stop off at the ERNEST HEMINGWAY HOUSE and see the famous SIX-TOED CATS of Key West!
Nautical legend has it six-toed cats were good luck on a ship, and all of Key West's present six-toes are
said to be descended from the original Polydactyl furkats that Hemingway brought down from New England. Ol' Papa
often said he preferred them to most people he knew. Have dinner at BLUE HEAVEN, or THE HALF SHELL RAW BAR! Or
maybe PEPE'S, The ISLE OF BONES, or The PIER HOUSE. Sunset @ Mallory Pier. Margaritas, Boat drinks, Rum Tundra
Blowouts! Then, after ya got all the tourista crap outta yer system and ya wanna really get down and do "The
Key West Boogie" the way the locals do, take it to the END OF THE LINE! THE LAST BAR ON EARTH! THE SOUTHERNMOST
DIVE IN THE USA!!!! 90 MILES NORTH OF CUBA! I'm talkin' about the one & only, the myth, the legend,
... The Green Parrot Bar on Whitehead Street just off Duval. Click here and tell 'em Cap'n Ron sent ya and they'll
have a Free Beer waiting for ya when ya get there! This is one of the real last of the old school Key West Boogie
Palaces. The Green Parrot… a sunny place for shady people! End of Hwy 1.
Buffett Finishes Tour With A Flourish
by Chad Pata, Honolulu Advertiser

The Hawaiian people finally got what they were looking for out of a concert last night as Jimmy Buffett played
a three-hour set to a sold-out crowd at Blaisdell Arena. While act after act closes its tour in Hawaii with a lackluster
show that seems to be afterthoughts to a vacation in our Islands, Buffett took it as an opportunity to let it all
hang out. Fans, bedecked in parrot hats and tossing beach balls throughout the show, were the drunken version of
the Grateful Dead's Deadheads, singing along with every song. The phenomenon of Buffett - how a man with one list-topping
song has lasted 32 years in the business - is solely explained in his live act. Accompanied by a 13-piece band,
featuring three drummers (bongo, traditional and steel), his sound is unique: part country, part calypso, part
salsa but all Buffett. The blue-collar balladeer, he lived out the working man's dreams with island rhythm songs
like Changes in Latitude and Boat Drinks, and had feet stomping to the country twangings of Who's the Blonde Stranger.
Despite his success (currently racking in an estimated $50 million a year through all his ventures), he remains
as humble as his Mississippi roots. "I want to thank all of you," he told the crowd at one point. "Because
of you, I've been able to keep my summer job for 32 years." Though his hair has left him, his stage presence
is still boyish at 53. Dressed in red board shorts and a canary yellow T-shirt, he hopped around the stage extolling
the crowd to drink up and promising excuse slips at the door for their failure to show up for work tomorrow. Some
other highlights from the show (which included two encores) were a rousing version of Crosby, Stills and Nash's
Southern Cross and - for the first time ever - Buffett's saloon favorite Why Don't We Get Drunk and Screw played
on an ukulele. A full eight years had lapsed since his last visit to the Islands and he promised his faithful to
return in 2002. Next time, he said, he wants to play inside the Diamond Head Crater. Buffett gave his fans an escape
from banal lives, and maybe his phenomenon - the reason the public loves him so - can be summed up by one of his
classic lyrics from Changes in Latitude………….."If we couldn't laugh, we'd all go insane." Buffett provided
that laugh last night, and a show people are sure to talk about for years to come.

Honolulu Set List
1) Great Heart
2) Fruitcakes
3) Knees of My Heart
4) Changes in Latitudes
5) Son of a Son of a Sailor
6) First Look
7) Chanson Pour Les Petits Enfants
8) Holiday
9) Come Monday
10) Who's the Blond Stranger?
11) Boat Drinks
12) Southern Cross
13) One Particular Harbour
14) That's What Living is to Me
15) Tryin' to Reason with Hurricane Season
16) A Pirate Looks at Forty
17) Looking Back (Mac MacAnally)
18) Island
19) Why Don't We Get Drunk
20) Cheeseburger in Paradise
21) Gypsies in the Palace
22) James Bond theme -> Fins
23) Margaritaville
24) We Are the People
Encores:
25) Volcano
26) Brown Eyed Girl
27) Lovely Cruise
Endless Carnival A Success
Our 3rd Annual Endless Carnival Party is firmly planted in the rear view mirror and, by all accounts, a great time
was had by all. Our silent auction and raffle helped us raise over $1,200.00 for our charities and we were treated
to some damn phine live music from Erik Smith and the Caribbean Cowboys. The autographed, concert-used harmonica
from Fingers Taylor was the big ticket item in the auction going for $145.00 and we sold just under 200 raffle
tickets at $2.00 each. The grand prizes in the raffle were a gold "Beach House on the Moon" pendant donated
by the Western NC PHC and a worm-shaped bottle of 100% Blue Agave tequila from the Casta Distillery in Mexico.
Proceeds from the auction and raffle will help the Tropics Exotic Bird Refuge of Kannapolis with their travel expenses
to Key West for this year's Meeting of the Minds while the balance will help us fund our party for the kids of
the Children's Attention Home of Rock Hill. Thanks to all who helped keep things organized during the party. You
know who you are and we appreciate the help.

Lowes Motor Speedway Results
Our first gig as vendors at Lowes Motor Speedway is behind us and, considering we had to brave the first cold snap
of the fall, we managed to get through the day with considerably less manpower than we thought we would need to
make it work. With 9 caution flags flying throughout the day, there were plenty of opportunities to keep us busy.
Unfortunately, that previously mentioned cold snap didn't make too many race fans want to buy beer or soft drinks
which just happened to be the big ticket items on the menu. We did sell over 1,100 coffees and hot chocolates though.
Our phinal sales tally on the day was just over $6,200.00 and, with our stake being 12% of sales, we brought in
over $750.00 for the club. Not a bad day's work if I say so myself. And those foot long hot dogs…well, I promised
a certain member I wouldn't mention her infatuation with them, so you'll just have to figure that one out on your
own.

March of Dimes WalkAmerica
Saturday, September 23rd was the day we gathered in Chester to hand out water and hard candy to the participants
of the 2000 March of Dimes WalkAmerica Walkathon. Our relief station was set up in front of the Luther-in Church
on York Street and, as quick as the first walker passed by, it seemed the rest of the 180+ walkers had passed us
as well. The whole event doesn't take much time, but we managed to present all walkers with a lei att-ached with
our club's information. This has been a successful promotion for us in the past, garnering new members for us each
of the past two years. Thanks to all who showed up to help out. Look for the pictures on the web site soon.

Children's Attention Home Party
Our Christmas Party for the Children's Atten-tion Home is all set. Once again, the Mt.Holly Fish Camp off of Hwy.
901 in Rock Hill has a-greed to host the event for us. They'll be cook-ing burgers and hot dogs for everyone and
all club members are invited to share in bringing a smile to the faces of the kids at the Home. The date is Saturday,
December 2nd and we'll start around 11AM. We still need someone to volunteer to be Santa Claus. I did it last year
and had a blast seeing those wide eyes gazing up at me. I'll do it again if no other member volunteers, but I thought
I'd give someone else a chance to share those same feelings I had last year. Let me know soon if you'd like to
do it. Mark & Kelly Sebastian are in charge of purchasing gifts for the kids this year. If you'd like to help
them out, send Kelly an e-mail at ksebastian@hearst.sc.com and let her know, or call Mark after 3PM daily at 324-0559

Our Own Christmas Party
Details are not set yet, but the date is the same as the party for the kids, December 2nd in the evening. We'll
be making an announcement soon.X-mas in MargaRaleighville
I just received the details for this year's X-mas in MargaRaleighville Party. This is one of the biggest PH parties
in the country every year, and definitely worthy of consideration…

This party is a Toys For Tots Benefit so Please bring a new unwrapped gift for a child in need.

Bus Transportation for Saturday night will be available to & from the host hotel as an option this year with
an additional fee in registration.

You must be registered in advance to attend this private party. Registration $50, bus transport option additional
$10.

Brownstone Hotel (Host hotel)
1707 Hillsborough Street Raleigh, NC 27605
(919) 828-0811 or (800) 237-0772
Group code: Parrot Heads
Rates: $79+ tax per night
Breakfast buffet included with room reservation.
Hotel shuttle service is available to & from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) Please make arrangements
directly with the hotel when making reservations.

Party check-in to pick up your badges will be at the Brownstone on Friday, Dec. 8th from 4-6 PM or on Sat., Dec.
9th from 3-5 PM

You must be age 21 or over to attend the Xmas in MargaRaleighville parties.

Party details and registration forms can be accessed at: www.phofnc.com/Xmas_Party.htm
CocoNuggets
· Jackson Quigley's Book JimmyDOTcom is almost ready for shipment. Check his web site for information on
ordering www.JimmyDOTcom.com

· Louie Signorelli, the Louie of Louie's Backyard (Key West) fame, passed away recently at his home in the
mountains of NC. The bar, opened in 1971, was located on Waddell Ave. next to the house Jimmy Buffett lived in
when he wrote Tryin' To Reason With Hurricane Season.

· The 1st Annual Peter Mayer Fan Club Convention will be held November 18th & 19th in Baltimore, MD.
For more info log on to www.PeterMayer.com

· The duplex where Jimmy Buffett lived in Austin, TX is for sale. For a mere $290,000 you can have the villa
where Jimmy sup-posedly wrote Margaritaville.

· Buffett will perform another solo acoustic show to benefit the Peconic Montessori School on Saturday,
November 4th at Guild Hall in East Hampton, NY. Tickets are $250 and $500. What a deal!

· Living Soul & the Pearl Divers have a new CD out with Fingers Taylor accompanying them on harp. The
CD can be purchased at www.LivingSoul.com This is an inter-active CD that has an interview with Fingers where he
explains his decision to leave the Coral Reefer Band.

· Jimmy is currently working on a new CD tentatively titled Stranger Than Fishin' and a new book of short
stories entitled South 'Til The Butter Melts.

· www.Margaritaville.com has a new look…go check it out
Calendar of Phlockings

October 10th SPHC Monthly Meeting at Curley's Restaurant, Rock Hill, 7PM
November 2nd -5th 2000 Meeting of the Minds, Key West
November 14th SPHC Monthly Meeting at The Summit Restaurant, Chester, 7PM
December 2nd SPHC Christmas Party for the Children's Attention Home at the Mt. Holly Fish Camp in Rock Hill, 11AM
December 2nd SPHC's Christmas Bash, Details TBA
December 8th & 9th X-mas in MargaRaleighville, go to www.phofnc.com/Xmas_Party.htm For Details on the Event.
Who Are We???

The Sandlapper ParrotHead Club is a non-profit organization whose members enjoy the tropical spirit of the music
of Jimmy Buffett. We also conduct community service pro-jects and raise money for various environmental, local
and national charities. We are one of 145 charter members of the national organization known as Parrot Heads in
Paradise, Incorporated (PHiP). Our mission is to have PHun and leave the world in a little better shape than we
found it. To learn more about the phine pheathered phriends of the Sandlapper PHC, please visit our web site at
www.SandlapperPHC.com or call our toll free information hotline at 1-877-BUFFETT.